16. e4e1  16... d6d5  17. c4d3 With the bishop pair, White has a slight advantage. This is as good as it gets when playing against 1.e4 e5. Give me this position for White any day and I'll be happy. 17... g7g6 A new and logical move, restricting the bishop on d3 and preparing …Re8-Bf8-g7. The problem is that it releases the h6-square for the dark-squared bishop. 18. g2g3 Giving the king some air. White has a long-term positional advantage (the bishop pair), so no rush is necessary.